** The FSO images built before 20080807 have a bug in the framework bluetooth system, to use remoko in a older FSO image you will need to change the lines below in '/usr/lib/python2.5/site-packages/framework/subsystems/ousaged/generic.py':

** Could require a small fix dependent on the BlueZ-utils version, see readme.debian in the doc folder of ReMoko for more details

===Usage===

===Usage===

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* Linux

* Linux

** Start the remoko app in the neo;

** Start the remoko app in the neo;

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** In a shell type 'hidd --connect <neo_bt_addr>' (need root privileges) or use a user interface to choose the neo as a bluetooth keyboard;

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** In a shell type 'hcitool scan' to find the address of the neo.

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** In a shell type 'hidd --connect <neo_bt_addr>' (need root privileges) or use a user interface to choose the neo as a bluetooth keyboard; '''Note:''' In Ubuntu Intrepid Ibex you have to install bluez-compat package to get hidd. Otherwise you can try using the bluetooth GUI, but as of now (2008-10-23) this is not working for me.

* Windows XP and Media Center Edition

* Windows XP and Media Center Edition

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** Go to the bluetooth preferences and choose 'Add a new device';

** Go to the bluetooth preferences and choose 'Add a new device';

** Choose the neo (default name is 'BlueZ (0)') and choose 'no password';

** Choose the neo (default name is 'BlueZ (0)') and choose 'no password';

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===Using custom keys===

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* The keys bellow don't exist by default in the Illume/qtopia keyboard's, to add this keys to a profile you have to write the keys (e.g: f1 -> press f and then 1).

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Allowed Keys:

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f1-f12

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win (plus any letter or number)

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===Using Gestures===

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* To use [[gestures]] to send events, you just need to install the gestures package (no need to start the gestures listener). You can also train the gestures.

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===Features===

===Features===

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===Known Issus===

===Known Issus===

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* The installer is a little bit broken at the moment, so check all the ReMoko dependencies, for Om 2008.8 the package: python-textutils should be the only dependence missing by default.

* In some images (last FSO) the keyboard only show up, if the app is in window mode;

* In some images (last FSO) the keyboard only show up, if the app is in window mode;

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* The 'backslash' key is wrong mapped;

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* The mouse profile can slow down a little bit if you have the gestures daemon and other program running on the phone.

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* In illume keyboard in the FSO milestone 2 have some bug's yet in the default profile and in the numbers profile;

** possibly use the touchscreen similar to a touchpad (mouse) - <font color="#00FF00">Done</font>

** possibly use the touchscreen similar to a touchpad (mouse) - <font color="#00FF00">Done</font>

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*** maybe it is too much, but if you manage to make the touchpad, you could get a small screenshot of the big screen (it is useful for presentations if you want to draw/write something without quality).

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*** maybe it is too much, but if you manage to make the touchpad, you could get a small screenshot of the big screen (it is useful for presentations if you want to draw/write something without quality). - <font color="#FF0000">unsupported feature in HID Bluetooth profile</font>

* ideally generic GUI that loads controls from some xml config file to make it fully customizable for different purposes (media remote, presenter stick, ...)

* ideally generic GUI that loads controls from some xml config file to make it fully customizable for different purposes (media remote, presenter stick, ...)

* Connect as a Bluetooth remote to a Sony Playstation 3 for Bluray/DVD playback. (JReese)

* Connect as a Bluetooth remote to a Sony Playstation 3 for Bluray/DVD playback. (JReese)

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* Make use of profiles to change the interface easy and fast (interface for mouse, keyboard, a mix of those two, presentations, remote controller for videos and music, ...) - <font color="#FF9900">In progress</font>

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* Make use of profiles to change the interface easy and fast (interface for mouse, keyboard, a mix of those two, presentations, remote controller for videos and music, ...) - <font color="#00FF00">Done</font>

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* Top part of screen as touch-pad, row of three mouse buttons across middle and whichever keyboard the user usually uses on the phone popped-up at the bottom as when adding text in any other app. - <font color="#FF9900">In progress</font>

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** Use a number of different profiles for the media players. MediaPlayer uses different buttons then Real or VLC or Winamp or Exaile... One could switch between apps without tedious remapping of keys. Of course one could change the key bindings on some of the controlled software to be the same, but that's not always possible, so shouldn't be assumed as an option.

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* Top part of screen as touch-pad, row of three mouse buttons across middle and whichever keyboard the user usually uses on the phone popped-up at the bottom as when adding text in any other app. - <font color="#00FF00">Done</font>

* A MythTV remote would be handy, just a subset of a BT keyboard for common commands with a few nice icons rather than letters on (large) keys.

* A MythTV remote would be handy, just a subset of a BT keyboard for common commands with a few nice icons rather than letters on (large) keys.

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* Avahi search for HTTP services labeled say "remote" via ethernet (BT/LAN or Wifi). MythTV/Elisa and OOPresentation can develop their own html/flash/javascript/etc. "remotes" to hearts content without fine-grain syncing every change of code/GUI/API with your "Openmoko Remote App". Avahi/HTTP also lets desktop/laptop browsers to control "remotes"; this means a bigger community.

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** E.g. all four arrows, 'Enter', 'p' (for play/pause), 'Escape', and 'a' and 'z' (or 'home' and 'end', to skip forward and back to flagged points, such as the beginning and end of commercials). Perhaps also comma and period, for rewind and fast-forward, respectively.

* Have one Neo work as a keyboard for another Neo (which becomes the screen)! (should be possible even now i guess)

* Have one Neo work as a keyboard for another Neo (which becomes the screen)! (should be possible even now i guess)

* Change the icons on the mouse screen, so they are oriented as one's mouse would be. Right now the left mouse button is on the left, which is good. However, the image of the mouse is facing the user and the left mouse button is to the right of the image.

* Change the icons on the mouse screen, so they are oriented as one's mouse would be. Right now the left mouse button is on the left, which is good. However, the image of the mouse is facing the user and the left mouse button is to the right of the image.

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* Do all that, but through usb0 or Wifi next to bluetooth. Not every computer has bluetooth.

* Using mouse through accelerometers, much like wiimote. A softbutton can be used to enable and disable this at will.

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* See on the FreeRunner screen the notifications of the pc. eg "new mail received" or "playing song xxx" or "xxx connected on jabber"... - <font color="#FF0000">unsupported feature in HID Bluetooth profile</font>

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* Use FreeRunners AUX button as left mouse key. On other hardware a userdefineable key can be used. This would make things like drag-n-drop much more handy than the actual solution. Disabling the default screen locking functionality of the AUX button while in remote controle mode should be acceptable.

* '''Add your wish here'''

* '''Add your wish here'''

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* 3- Write the UI and some other features. - <font color="#FF9900">In progress</font>

* 3- Write the UI and some other features. - <font color="#FF9900">In progress</font>

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<onlyinclude>

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{{ApplicationBox|

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Name=[[ReMoko]]|

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Description=ReMoko connects through Bluetooth and turns your FreeRunner into a remote control for presentations, a multimedia (or media player) remote control, a mouse for another computer and much more.|

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Screenshot=Remoko_menu.jpg|

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Homepage=http://code.google.com/p/remoko|

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TestedOn=|

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PackageName=

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}}

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</onlyinclude>

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==See also==

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*[[NIDE/NIDED]]

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[[Category:User]]

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[[Category:System Applications]]

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[[Category:Ideas| ]]

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[[Category:Bluetooth]]

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[[Category:Software ideas]]

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Latest revision as of 08:58, 19 September 2009

In progress: This article or section documents one or more features whose implementation are in progress.

ReMoko is one of the applications that runs on the Openmoko Phones. For a list of all applications, visit Applications

In a shell type 'hidd --connect <neo_bt_addr>' (need root privileges) or use a user interface to choose the neo as a bluetooth keyboard; Note: In Ubuntu Intrepid Ibex you have to install bluez-compat package to get hidd. Otherwise you can try using the bluetooth GUI, but as of now (2008-10-23) this is not working for me.

Windows XP and Media Center Edition

Start the remoko app in the neo;

Go to the bluetooth preferences and choose 'Add a new device';

Choose the neo (default name is 'BlueZ (0)') and choose 'no password';

maybe it is too much, but if you manage to make the touchpad, you could get a small screenshot of the big screen (it is useful for presentations if you want to draw/write something without quality). - unsupported feature in HID Bluetooth profile

ideally generic GUI that loads controls from some xml config file to make it fully customizable for different purposes (media remote, presenter stick, ...)

Connect as a Bluetooth remote to a Sony Playstation 3 for Bluray/DVD playback. (JReese)

Make use of profiles to change the interface easy and fast (interface for mouse, keyboard, a mix of those two, presentations, remote controller for videos and music, ...) - Done

Use a number of different profiles for the media players. MediaPlayer uses different buttons then Real or VLC or Winamp or Exaile... One could switch between apps without tedious remapping of keys. Of course one could change the key bindings on some of the controlled software to be the same, but that's not always possible, so shouldn't be assumed as an option.

Top part of screen as touch-pad, row of three mouse buttons across middle and whichever keyboard the user usually uses on the phone popped-up at the bottom as when adding text in any other app. - Done

A MythTV remote would be handy, just a subset of a BT keyboard for common commands with a few nice icons rather than letters on (large) keys.

E.g. all four arrows, 'Enter', 'p' (for play/pause), 'Escape', and 'a' and 'z' (or 'home' and 'end', to skip forward and back to flagged points, such as the beginning and end of commercials). Perhaps also comma and period, for rewind and fast-forward, respectively.

Have one Neo work as a keyboard for another Neo (which becomes the screen)! (should be possible even now i guess)

Change the icons on the mouse screen, so they are oriented as one's mouse would be. Right now the left mouse button is on the left, which is good. However, the image of the mouse is facing the user and the left mouse button is to the right of the image.

Do all that, but through usb0 or Wifi next to bluetooth. Not every computer has bluetooth.

Playlist data of running media application on computer could be send through bluetooth and than controled via BT. - unsupported feature in HID Bluetooth profile

Using mouse through accelerometers, much like wiimote. A softbutton can be used to enable and disable this at will.

See on the FreeRunner screen the notifications of the pc. eg "new mail received" or "playing song xxx" or "xxx connected on jabber"... - unsupported feature in HID Bluetooth profile

Use FreeRunners AUX button as left mouse key. On other hardware a userdefineable key can be used. This would make things like drag-n-drop much more handy than the actual solution. Disabling the default screen locking functionality of the AUX button while in remote controle mode should be acceptable.

ReMoko v0.3

Downloads

Install Instructions

FSO Milestone 2

The FSO images built before 20080807 have a bug in the framework bluetooth system, to use remoko in a older FSO image you will need to change the lines below in '/usr/lib/python2.5/site-packages/framework/subsystems/ousaged/generic.py':

Wish List

maybe it is too much, but if you manage to make the touchpad, you could get a small screenshot of the big screen (it is useful for presentations if you want to draw/write something without quality).

ideally generic GUI that loads controls from some xml config file to make it fully customizable for different purposes (media remote, presenter stick, ...)

Connect as a Bluetooth remote to a Sony Playstation 3 for Bluray/DVD playback. (JReese)

Make use of profiles to change the interface easy and fast (interface for mouse, keyboard, a mix of those two, presentations, remote controller for videos and music, ...) - In progress

Top part of screen as touch-pad, row of three mouse buttons across middle and whichever keyboard the user usually uses on the phone popped-up at the bottom as when adding text in any other app. - In progress

A MythTV remote would be handy, just a subset of a BT keyboard for common commands with a few nice icons rather than letters on (large) keys.

Avahi search for HTTP services labeled say "remote" via ethernet (BT/LAN or Wifi). MythTV/Elisa and OOPresentation can develop their own html/flash/javascript/etc. "remotes" to hearts content without fine-grain syncing every change of code/GUI/API with your "Openmoko Remote App". Avahi/HTTP also lets desktop/laptop browsers to control "remotes"; this means a bigger community.

Have one Neo work as a keyboard for another Neo (which becomes the screen)! (should be possible even now i guess)

Change the icons on the mouse screen, so they are oriented as one's mouse would be. Right now the left mouse button is on the left, which is good. However, the image of the mouse is facing the user and the left mouse button is to the right of the image.

Add your wish here

Roadmap

1- Write a HID BlueZ driver that can enable the Openmoko to be seen as a mixed keyboard and mouse in the three major OS's. - Done